Good News!

Okay, so a lot of you know this already, but for those who haven't heard...I'm pregnant!   After 2 miscarriages last year, this time around has been a little nerve-wracking, but I just had an ultrasound today and there's definitely a healthy baby there.  Good heartbeat, arms, legs, fingers, toes, etc.  I'm in my 11th week, which means not too far from my second trimester, and that will be a relief.  My doctor told me I don't really need to worry anymore, because it looks like everything is going to be just fine.  So it's been a little bit of a rough road the past year, but I think I can relax now, and just be excited for our new little addition in April!  Yay!  

Best Friends!

Today Aubrey was sooo excited to have a picnic at the park with her friend Wyatt.  He's been sick for the last couple of days, and she's been dying to play with him, so it was cute to see them play together today.  I started this post by adding some pics of the two of them from today, but then I decided it would be fun to add pics of them since Aubrey was born.  They've been best buds ever since!

Aubrey one day old...meeting Wyatt for the first time!  He was 6 months old.

That's us at Sea World in San Diego when Aubrey was 7 weeks old.  

Aubrey and Wyatt camping in October 2006!

February 2007.  We turned our hot tub down the temperature of a bath tub and let them play in the hot tub.  

August 2007 in Portland, Oregon.

February 2008.

April 2008 at Wheeler Farm.

These are the 2 pictures that started this post.  They were taken today.  So cute!

More things Aubrey says...

It's been a month, so I thought I'd write some of the goofy things Aubrey said over the past few weeks.

We were getting ready for church, and Aubrey said she wasn't going.  I asked why, and she said, "I don't fit in with everybody else."  Then she smiled and said, "I know...I'll just be myself!"

Mathis, Aubrey, and I were all reading books together, when Mathis said, "I'm getting chubby."  Without missing a beat, Aubrey replied, "then go on a walk, Daddy!"

Aubrey was playing with her little cousin, Alex.  His mom started changing his diaper, and Aubrey.  She's not used to seeing boys, so she looked at him for a minute, then said, "uh, Alex is broken...(pause)...I just think he's kinda umm broken." 

Mathis was putting Aubrey in the car to go to church, and she looked at the car and said, "this is my magic coach!"  Then she turned to Mathis and said, "and you are my coachman!"  After a few minutes of driving she shouted, "We're going to the ball!!!"

Along with the last story, Aubrey is obsessed with Cinderella.  She likes us to call her Cinderella, sometimes instead of Aubrey.  She'll hold out her little hand, palm facing up, and say, "Will you have this dance?"  

A couple of days ago, Aubrey and Mathis were playing around in her room.  I wasn't in there, but I laughed when I heard her yelling over and over, "Stop Boy!!! Stop Boy!!!"  What a goofball.

Aubrey was playing with a piece of string, then she tossed it toward me and said, "I will lasso you!"  Lasso?  There's yet another word that I didn't know she knew. :)

Aubrey has been saying this one for a couple of months now, but it's still kinda cute.  She'll stand on top of a stool or toy or something, then pause for a second and say, "is this a good idea?" So far, any time she's asked that, the answer has been no! :)

I was relaxing on the couch with Aubrey, after an afternoon at the zoo.  Out of the blue Aubrey said, "I huwt my feelin's."  Then she thought for a second and said, "I need a band-aid."  I didn't want to get up at the moment, so I told her I would get one later.  Of course, she kept insisting on me getting her a band-aid, and asked several times.  Finally, she threw her head back, then sighed (clearly annoyed) and said, "Just get a stupid band-aid!!!"  

A Picture Post.

Here are some pictures of Aubrey.  We went to the zoo on Tuesday with her aunt, cousin and grandparents, and Aubrey had a blast!  Although, she wasn't very good at smiling for the camera.  Oh well.  She was so cute the night before, because she woke up around 10pm after having a bad dream, and I told her that we would go to the zoo the next day.  She couldn't fall back asleep for like an hour, because of her excitement.  She would be quiet for a few minutes and try to fall asleep, then just shoot out of her bed and yell things like, "I can't wait to go to the zoo, Mommy!"  She was jumping on her bed at one point, shouting and squealing, and it was just so funny to see how excited she was about going to the zoo!  

Aubrey with Aunt Carrie and her cousin Alex!

Here's some pics of Aubrey from last night. 

One day Aubrey came up to me, put her fingers around her eyes like this and said, "look I'm a bat!"  I'm not quite sure why this silly face means she's a bat, but she does "bat eyes" all the time now.  Silly kid!

She likes to dance!

5 Years!!!!

Today is our 5 year anniversary!  I can't believe how fast time flies!  We're going to dinner at The Garden on Temple Square, and Aubrey gets to go play at Grandma Carlson's house. She's always excited about going there, especially since she discovered the trampoline! Anyway, when we went to Cozumel a couple months ago, we said that was our 2nd honeymoon to celebrate our 5th year of marriage, so we don't have huge plans for tonight, just date night, but that's always fun!  So, on the one hand, it seems like we just got married, but then I think about all the things that has happened in the last 5 years, and there's been a lot.  We've lived in 2 different apartments and owned 2 different houses.  I don't even want to think about how many vehicles Mathis has bought over the years. :) I graduated from college, and Mathis started his own business, then last year started a 2nd company.  We've traveled all over the U.S., the Carribbean, and Europe(best vacation ever)! And of course there's that little fireball, Aubrey, who has changed our lives immensely!  We love her so much and can't wait to see the new additions as our family grows over the years!  I'm very thankful for all the joys and blessings we've had over the past 5 years, and I'm so excited for what the next 5 years has in store for us!  Happy Anniversary, Mathis!

Uggg...scrapbooking.

So I started a scrapbook of Aubrey's first 6 months forever ago, but then got half-way done and put it away.  I FINALLY finished it today (I know...what a slacker, since Aubrey is 2 1/2!).  Anyway, I do have all our other photos in photo albums, but the scrapbook was the project that I kept putting off.  Once I started it, I realized how much I DON'T like scrapbooking.  Honestly, I don't see why so many people love it so much.  It's soooo tedious, and then there's the gigantic mess of scrapbooking!  So, I may try digital scrapbooking, since that at least eliminates the mess of it all, but as far as all the cutesy crafty hand-made scrapbooks, I think  I'll pass.  Yeah, so I officially don't fit in with the Mormon culture now, but I just don't really like doing any sort of crafts at all.  First of all, most of them can be bought, and I don't think the extra cost is really that big of a deal, and sometimes buying little crafts is just as cheap as making them.  Gotta love mass production.  Also, crafts and scrapbooks require so many different pens, scissors, fabrics, ribbons, papers, stamps...etc, that its so hard to keep organized when your not using them, and when you are, its the aforementioned MESS!  Finally, making cute little crafty things is so time-consuming, and in my opinion, kinda boring.  So there you have it...I'm not really a fan of anything crafty...BUT I'm really excited that I finally finished Aubrey's baby book!  Yay!!